Reading file name in Windows File Open Dialog box from Selenium WebDriver

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I am using Selenium WebDriver + C# to handle a File upload process. When clicked on a button, the standard Windows File Open dialog box appears.

I use SendKeys to specify the names of the files as

SendKeys.SendWait(filePath);
SendKeys.SendWait(@"{Enter}");

Sometime the file name is not filled in correctly in File Open Dialog box. In that case I would like to read the value entered in the file name. How can I do it in C#? Is there a GetKeys methods like SendKeys

JSDeveloper · Accepted Answer · 2015-12-07 17:52:42Z

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There is no textbox to enter filepath. The user clicks "Upload files" button. And as soon as this button is clicked, the standard Windows file open dialog appears

answered Dec 7, 2015 at 17:52

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siranen Over a year ago

Problem is with the Proces to handle. In this scenario You will need to handle file open dialog oustide the browser.

Boris Stoyanov · Accepted Answer · 2015-11-26 13:24:13Z

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This may depend on the browsers that you use, but usually if you SendKeys(filepath) it should work. What the windows open dialog does is, it simply provides you a more user friendly way to enter filepath. Not that most likely after that it'll display the filepath in the UI element. So instead of SendWait, you can simply try SendKeys with a locator your element.

answered Nov 26, 2015 at 13:24

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